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as in rally
a mass meeting for the purpose of displaying or arousing support for a cause or person
disgruntled students organized a demonstration to protest the change in university policy
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as in display
an outward and often exaggerated indication of something abstract (as a feeling) for effect
staged a grand demonstration of her love for her husband with a candlelight-and-champagne Valentine's Day dinner
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Recent Examples of demonstration
Alex and the reporter get out and find themselves in the center of a demonstration headed by Extinction Revolt, a group protesting a nearby climate summit.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
Storrowton Village, a recreated New England village on the fairgrounds, still hosts heritage cooking demonstrations and Farm-to-Table programming, keeping Storrow’s legacy alive for visitors today.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
Vendors will be on site and a fly tying demonstration by local guide Brian Wise will take place.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2025
Guests can enjoy lion dances, martial arts demonstrations and Chinese dance performances.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
Storrowton Village, a recreated New England village on the fairgrounds, still hosts heritage cooking demonstrations and Farm-to-Table programming, keeping Storrow’s legacy alive for visitors today.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
Vendors will be on site and a fly tying demonstration by local guide Brian Wise will take place.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2025
Guests can enjoy lion dances, martial arts demonstrations and Chinese dance performances.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonstration
Noun
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Led by Staine, Springfield Central staged a rally.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Local business owners and community members planned a rally for Thursday morning to demand more be done to prevent these kinds of thefts, NBC Bay Area reported.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
25 Sep. 2025
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Amidst these displays is also, inexplicably, a poster of her and John on a yacht and at a Utah Jazz game (which Bronwyn points out isn’t courtside).—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Hypersonic cruise vehicles that operate below about 30 km (19 miles) wouldn’t create such large, illuminated plumes, and terminal dives wouldn’t produce extensive, bright displays that could be seen over a wide area.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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Today, Jeremy is involved in Blanco’s production and songwriting career, overseeing Blanco’s interviews, photoshoots and demo vetting, per Northern Virginia Magazine.—
Alyssa Davis,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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The biggest demo was age 40+ and Jewish The film, set in present day, has a Holocaust strand.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
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How strong a hand does a jump rebid show in competition?—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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The architecture itself becomes part of the show, framing the art with centuries of history.—
Dada Jovanovic,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Demonstration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonstration. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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